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Dr Brian Stephen Wong
Dr Eicher Low
Jeffrey C.F.Low
Dr Jörg Schlüter
Dr Lin Rong Ming
Dr Liu Yong
Dr Ng Teng Yong
Dr Patrick S.K.Chua
Dr Son Hungsun
Dr Sunil Chandrakant Joshi
Dr Sutthiphong “Spot” Srigrarom
Dr Yongki Go Tiauw Hiong
Dr Roxana Vasilescu
Dr Yu Ching Man, Simon |
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Division of Aerospace Engineering |
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Email : melow@ntu.edu.sg |
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| Aerospace Research Areas of Interest |
Mathematical modeling of
dynamical and physiological systems. Control-oriented system identification
and robust control system synthesis with applications in helicopter flight
control, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and underwater robotic vehicles. |
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| Examples of Current Research Projects |
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1. Control of a model helicopter
2. Guidance and control of a single rotor flying craft
3. Stabilised pan and tilt platform for a model helicopter
4. Automatic control of an underwater robotic vehicle
5. Controller design for a two-tanks system
6. Web based courseware for control experiment |
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| Education |
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- B.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, USA,
1986.
- M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, 1987.
- Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, 1991.
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| Background |
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Professor Low has taught at the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, in NTU since 1991. He was the supervisor of the Mechatronic and Control Laboratory from 1992 to 1997. He obtained numerous funds from industry to support his research with staff from Robotic Research Centre. He is a Senior Member of AIAA. |
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| Sample Journal Publications |
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T. H., Koh, F., Tay, M., Lau, Eicher Low, and G. Seet, “Design Analysis
of the Propulsion and Control System of an Underactuated Remotely Operated
Vehicle Using Axiomatic Design Theory - Part 1,” International Journal of
Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2005), pp.
153-160.
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T. H., Koh, F., Tay, M., Lau, Eicher Low, and G. Seet, “Design Analysis
of the Propulsion and Control System of an Underactuated Remotely Operated
Vehicle Using Axiomatic Design Theory - Part 2,” International Journal of
Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2005), pp.
161-168.
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Thondiyath Asokan, Gerald Seet, Michael Lau and Eicher Low, “Optimum
Positioning of an Underwater Intervention Robot to Maximise Workspace
Manipulability,” Mechatronics, Volume 15, Issue 6, July 2005, pp. 747-766.
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M.W.S. Lau, S.M. Swei, E. Low, G. Seet, Cheng P.L, “Control of an
Underactuated Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle,” Proc. Institute Mech.
Engrs Vol. 217, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 2003, pp.
343-358.
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G. Seet, K. C. Tan, M. Lau, E. Low, “A Unified Pilot Training and Control
System for Underwater Robotic Vehicles (URV),” Journal of Intelligent &
Robotic Systems, Vol. 32, No. 3 November 2001, pp. 279-290.
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G. Seet, K. C. Tan, E. Low, M. Lau, “Advanced Pilot training and Control
System for Underwater Robotic Vehicles,” Journal of Robotics and
Mechatronics, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2000, pp. 275-280.
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S. C. Fok, E. Low and S. H. Tan, “Application of State Feedback in an
Autopilot Design,” International Journal of Computer Applications in
Technology, Special Issues in “Computational Mechanics”, Volume 13, No. 6,
2000, pp. 280-284.
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Gerald Seet, R. S. Senanayake, and Eicher Low, “Autonomous Mobile Robot
for Hospitals,” Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1995,
pp. 263-269.
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Fok, S. C., Atta, Essam H., & Eicher Low, “Simulation Investigation on
Dynamic Pressure in Glide Angle Control,” Advances in Engineering Software,
23, (1995), pp. 1-6.
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Eicher Low and William L. Garrard, “Design of Flight Control Systems to
Meet Rotorcraft Handling Qualities Specifications,” AIAA Journal of
Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan. - Feb. 1993, pp. 69-78.
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William L. Garrard, Eicher Low, and Scott Prouty, “Design of Attitude and
Rate Command Systems for Helicopters Using Eigenstructure Assignment,” AIAA
Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 12, No. 6, Nov. - Dec. 1989,
pp. 783-791.
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| Refereed Conference
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Cheng Siong Chin, Micheal Lau, Eicher Low, and Gerald
Seet, “Analysis and Linear Control of a Low-Speed Maneuvering Underwater
Robotic Vehicle,” Forth Asian Conference on Industrial Automation and
Robotics, 11-13 May, 2005, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Paw Yew Chai, Zhou Min, and Eicher Low, “System
Identification of a Small-size Helicopter in Hover,” New Challenges in
Aerospace Technology & Maintenance Conference 2004, Singapore, 20-21 Feb.
2004.
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W.S. Lau, G Seet, E Low and B.H. Kam, “A study of a
Control of a URV,” International Symposium on Dynamics and Control, Hanoi,
15-18 Sept. 2003.
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M.W.S. Lau, G. Seet, Asokan T., Liew T.F. and E. Low,
“A 7-axis Hybrid Hydraulic-Electric Manipulator for Underwater Robotic
Vehicle,” International Conference on Computational Fluid Power System,
Melbourne Australia, 26-28 Nov. 2003.
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| Book Chapters |
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Gerald Seet, Asokan Thondiyath, Michael Lau, and Eicher
Low, “Dexterous Underwater Inspection Manipulators: Design Challenges and
Developmental Issues,” Accepted to be published in “Focus on Robotics and
Intelligent Systems Research,” by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2005.
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J.H. Ho, G Seet, M.W.S. Lau, E. Low, Mechatronics and
Machine Vision, Robotics and Mechatronics Series, Edited by Professor J
Billingsley and Robin Bradbeer. Research Studies Press Ltd. U.K. 2002.
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